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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
THE PANAMA CANAL.

Mr.. r Nelson Boyd, member of the
Institute of Civil Engineers, London,
who has spent a good deal of time in
personally inspecting the works upon
the Panama Canal, says
Judging from all l have seen and
heard, / am inclined to think II will take
nearer twelve than six years to complete
it. The money already spent can only
be surmised, but it must be very consid'
cradle. 1t is generally believed that
more than the original capital has al
ready been spent Assuming that
1000, 900, 600 francs have been absorbed
by the works, interest on the capital,
ETC., the amount of capital required will
be over three billion francs, say one hun
bred and twenty million pounds sterling.
The impression made on the mind by q
visit to the canal is a sad one. II seems
as IL the success OF the Suez was to be
furnished by the failure at Panama. II
is evident that more capital than had
ever been contemplated will be required.
And II this is not subscribed by the
shareholders IL is very possible that this
great work. organized by the master
mind Of the Sucz. will be completekly
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16

If you want the latest III lawn now
ers, hose, reels and sprinklers or water
works goods, call OH Hetherington 81
Mason 407 Elm street. They have the
largest stock of iron pipe, sewer pipe,
brass goods. and general machinery
supplies in North Texas.
Williams & Co., Oldest Drug mon
Dallas.
4he rs cent unlaundred shirts at
the Arcade are not to be equaled.
The finest line of ladies, French and
American kid turned buttoned shoes
at Hunstable 81 Moores, 7l2 Elm ST.
Magnolia hams, Maple syrup, Salad
dressing, etc, at Il. II. CRADDoCK's
Ervay street grocery.
j. l.. Williams & Co.. Manufacture
ers of Texas Tolu and White Sulphur
Water, 505 Main.
John Klein, 912 Nam street, practii
cal halter. Cleaning and renovating
silk, soft and stiff hats a specially.
Work guaranteed.
Go to Texas Installment Company.
GIG Elm street, to get furniture, etc,
on time.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
sMumf&vGo&~1

The oldest real estate agency Ill the
CITY. and Known for their reliability
and progressiveness, present their au-
yertisemcnt on the eighth page. Iheir
LIST of real'estate for sale, embraces ev-
ery kind of property. This firm have
made many of the heaviest transac'
tons i, city property in Dallas. Mr.
Up. Murphy and Mr.. G. f. Bolanz
comprising the firm are thoroughly
acquainted with every piece OF prop
erty in the city. They have for years
published the official map for the city
and have now in preparation new
city and county map and at heavy ex-
pense have procured reliable data for
it compilation under the supervision
of the city engineer and county sur
veyor. Their county map is now
ready and is sold at only 81 each
These gentlemen have their business
thoroughly systematized and are able
to do a large volume.of business. They
negotiate loans, render property, pay
taxes, and act as agents exclusively Tor
owners of property. They invite a
call from investors and owners of
property to their handsome building
72l Main street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
AUSTIN NOTES.

AUSTIN, Tex, May 16.-The governor
telegraphed to the Drouth Commission
ers of the restitution in Medina and adj
acent counties, and suggesting the dis
tribution of the s525s left out of the
drouth fund appropriated at the late SEES
sion of the legislature for the relief OF
the counties indicated To-day he re-
ceived Geographic replies, each OF the
commissioners concurring with the gov
ernor. Mr.. Ferguson in his reply sug-
gested that the money be distributed to
Medina. Wilson, Atascosa and Gauda'
lupe counties.
Overwhelmingly Gold and Silver
Mining Company, of Dallas; capital
$780, Incorporators: j. G. Nunnelly
j. L. Schneider, Alex Sanger Jacob
Rauch, r. V. Tompkins and T. F. Mem
mis-.
Gen. Geo. Clark, Senator w. ii. Pope
and Hon. Barnett Gibbs are here, Col.
Pope is collecting data and evidence
of the Texas indemnity claim. Obstacles
from the red tape circumloton Offices a,
Washington are piled in his way every
step he takes.
The Board of Education and superin
tendent of education have informally
considered the question of their authori-
ty to reapportion to the counties OF
available school fund left over unexpend
ed in some of the counties The Unjust
ice of the situation in which some of the
counties are placed strongly calls for Q
reform in the direction considered. Some
counties have large balance of schoo
fund on hand, while others are behind
hand from the beginning to the close OF
the session. There is grave doubt oil
{ the right of the board to adopt any meas
ure that would establish system OF ap'
portionment based on actual expenditure
of the money by the several counties,
and no action has been agreed upon
finally.
The charter of the st. Louis, Arkansas
& Texas Railway Company has been
amended so as to authorize an increase
of 100000 of capital stock, which Is
understood here as preliminary steT
toward the construction of branches ant
extension of the line from McGregor tc
Austin.
An anti-prohbition daily afternoon
paper is being organized here, and is ex
pected to come out this week.
The river has risen some ten feet
Twosmall boys were drowned here Thurs
day, Frank Donton and Russell Graves
half brothers. Friday horse, buggy
and harness were seen floating down thu
river.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
&A~n>~ %1YMA~

Real estate and collecting agents, is a
firm known for their promptness in
attending to all business entrusted to
their care. 1t is composed of Mr.. b.
L. Julian and w. Love Vaughan both
Of whom have won golden opinions
for themselves amongst investors and
property, owners. They present in
to-days HERALD large and choice list
of property which they offer for SALE
This firm has contributed no little to
the prosperity of Dallas, and are one
of the principal motors in the great
boom that Dallas now enjoys. They
have large list of property for sale
and rent, and they particularly solicit
houses. to rent as they have great
many demands for residences. They
are now located at 747 Elm street, but
will, about June 1st remove to larger
quarters, D doors west OF their pres
ent location, to thecommodious build
ing, 737 Elm street. Messrs Julian &
Vaughan appreciate the large and
valuable patronage they have received,
and ask the continuance of it from
capitalists,property owners and Others
They will be pleased 10 see you and
execute your orders promptly.
Dallas is on q real healthy boom
and the firms mentioned above de-
serve credit and patronage for their
efforts to build up Dallas and Dallas
county. They constitute the bone
and sinew of every enterprise, giving
their labor and their means to make
Dallas what she is, and what she will
be. They are of our best citizens,
and without exception entitled to the
honor and patronage of our capitalists
and others.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
ABILENE's FUTURE VERY BRIGHT.

ABILENE, Tex, May 16.-A pasture
containing some 10 or 100 acres, joining
the corporate limits of the city on the
southwest. has been purchased by Gal
weston capitalists and will at nee be
laid off in lots and offered for sale: The
particular situation Of this land will
make desirable resident property, and
will be sold readily at good figures. Alb
ilene has had many hard things to under
go since the year 1886. but the future Of
our city and country is very bright now.
The recent rains have fully restored
confidence, and business circles as well
as farmers are wearing smiles. In fact
every thing is humming with our good
crop. With the extension Of the Santa
Re to this point. our city win have the
biggest boom ever known 10 any coun.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
The Recent Arrivals

of Spring Millinery at Mrs. Chest
nuts, 612 Elm street, are creating quite
an excitement among the ladies who
are preparing for spring. They COM
prise the latest and most stylish for =
eign patterns and the most fashionable
shapes in ladies' hats and bonnets.
They are constantly being received.
The latest colors and shades in trim
mings are received by express as soon
as they appear. Mrs. Chestnut has
none but experienced designers and
lri miners.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
&7fRs~ ~R4rdAo~

land. loan and rental agents, who buy
and sell city property, ranches, graz.
ing, farm and timber lands, and live
stock, have their offices at 7O2 Main
street. The firm is composed of G. H..
Cooper who for many years has been
identified with Dallas and has contrib
uted much to her progress, and MIR. E.
II. Robertson perhaps to every
property owner in the city and county.
These gentlemen have recently made
some large sales amongst which was q
$4,000 farm in Dallas county and n
$4,000 ranch in Kaufman county.
Their buggies can be seen at all times
carrying visitors to inspect their bar
gains in real estate. They are hard
workers and thoroughly business.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
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This real estate agency at 100 Sycamore
street have made numerous sales of
property both city and suburban, and
have universally given satisfaction to
their patrons. The firm is composed
of Mr.. John f. Land who is thorough
ly conversant with the values and To-
cation of Dallas city and county prop
erty, and who is live, wide awake
representative of his patrons, and
Major John F. Elliott who is known
throughout the State, being for ycsrs
part owner of the old Dallas Herald,
State commissioner to the NO. Expo
sition, and recently clerk of the Indian
affairs committee. A perfect gentle
man in word and deed. These gentle
men have on their books some of the
most desirable. and valuable property
in the Sate, and do large business
in the sale OF city, suburban property
mineral and timber lands. They make
investments for capitalists, furnish alb
s.racts and render property and pay
taxes. Correspondents is solicited
1nd a rnIi rntrrrIn|rI Al their. oII,ro.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
IQleAu.xN:aly&

a new firm occupying largo and hand
somely fitted up offices at 739 Main
street corner Murphy, have been the
means Of selling quite a number OF
valuable pieces of real estate. Mr.. A
G. Quicker is well known to our citi.
zens, and is a courteous and pushing
business man. Mr.. Dudleigh the senior
partner is an old real estate man, and
has made abstract work n speciality,
he is now out west getting data for
nineteen abstracts fora Kansas City
capitalist, who would have no other
gentleman TO do this work. They in
vestigate and perfect titles, sell real.es-
tate, and make full reports of any par
ticular lands. They negotiate loans,
redeem lands from tax sales, and are
general real estate agents. Their large
list of property for sale embraces
many choice bargains.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
West Dallas Street Car Line.

In view of the West Dallas Street
Car Line, Taylor & Bosley have secur-
cd and have for sale all the choice
property in West Dallas at wholesale
rates. Parties wishing to buy vii see
Taylor 81 Bosley land agents, 500 Main
street,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
800 Acres

One mile from Terrell, $1,000; resi-
dcnce, 500 pear trees, 200 acres in cul-
tivation, 250 in pasture, 80 in timber,
2 artcsian wells; $50 per acre. Taylor
Il Boslcy, land agents, SOC Main st.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
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whose advertisement occupies prom
inent half page in the HERALD are To-
Gated at COZ Main street and have done
a thriving business. The firm is COM
posed of Mr.. George Ellis who Tor
wears has made the sale ofreal estate
specially, and Mr.. AL &. Richardson, a
gentleman who is thoroughly versed
in the real estate business. They make
loans, furnish abstracts, and have at
all times desirable residence and bust
ness property on their lists.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16

whose real estate card appears on the
first page is composed OF c. M. Terry
one of our most respected and solid
citizens, and j. NJ. Pace, Jr, young
man full of energy and vim; they sell
and rent property and collect accounts
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
BOOTS AND SHOES.

Why don't you have your boots and shoes
made to order, when they don't cost any
more than stock work, at A. Blust's, 9O5
Main street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
Constant Employment

l'Given young men the whole year round
to drum for us. A big thing for men OF
small means write for particulars. Address,
s. c. BoYcE, Charlotte, y. c.. 7. q. b. 2ss.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
WOOD AND COAL.

A DYsTERBACH, 1924 Ella street. Send
A.or telephone your orde. for wood, coal
and feed. Prompt Afternoon and lowest
prices.
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May Blossom Tea, the best tea on
the market, at Bouche's, 824 Main
street; so cents per pound.
Mems Fine Calf and Kangaroo shoes
made to order at Hunstable & Moore's
7l2 Elm street.
j. L. Williams & Co., Prescription
SITS, sos Main street.
Just the thing for hot weather, a
Gas Cooking Stove. Keeps the house
cool: perfectly safe and economical.
No labor required; no ashes nor dirt.
A perfect success and household ne
cessity. eau be seen at and for sale
by Dallas City Gas Light Company,
Office 727 Main street.
We invite an inspection of our
spring and summer stock of imported
suitings Just received, consisting OF
the latest and most fashionable de-
signs in MELONS, Tropicals, McGreg-
ors, Blarncys, London Cashmeres, No
hair Serges, etc, selected with great
care. and which will be made up TO
order in the latest styles. Douglas
Uro1 Merchant IaiIore II1 Main
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
WANTED.

I osT-A HANDSOME BREAsTPlN
IL about 2x2 inches with filagree work
on the outer edges, black back ground with
mosaic flowers and birds in colors set In the
center. The finder will be handsomely.re-
warded. Call at the HERALD Office.
LNOR RENT-A BRICK RESIDENCE IN
Il South Dallas, or will be sold on install
ments. Call at Office. The Monumental
Bronze Co., ITO Sycamore street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
HOUSE MOVING.

Houses moved on short notice and work
guaranteed; bond given If required; leave
orders at p p Martinez. 720 Main street. y
Is SAINT a. Co.
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I'HE CITY.
Additional City News

City news to be found on End, 3rd
nd 5th pages.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
MEDICAL.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,

HEAb ESIHTE AUENTS,
DARTON, BOAZ & DOWNS.
ID REAL ESTATE AND COLLECTING
AGENTS, 723 Elm Street, Dallas. Texas.
City and Suburban Property. Farms and
Ranches Bought and Sold, Houses Rented
and Collections Made.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16

EOR RENT NICELY FURNISHED
IL Airy rooms by private family. 7ls
South HARDWOOD Cor. Marilla street. Street
car passes door.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

EWUND-IWU SAFE hEl Vh yUUH
IL keys, which can be had at the Heralt
office by payingsfor this ad.
Money TO loan on long time and at lowest
rates on farms and desirable residence and
building property In Dallas and Waco.
Kansas City Investment Co., Luther Bees,
Manager, 705 Main Street Dallas.
L7ANTED-SCHOOL SUrERINTEND-
w ents, teachers and experienced book
agents 70 represent our association pleas
ant e., and PEofkse's f:s g 60 per week
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A n INTELLIGENT, RED-l-lLr IN
n ergetic young man with good references
desires a situation. Writes good hand and
has knowledge Of several trades. Good
situation more Of an object than salary. Adj
dress at once. " A Herald office.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-16

WANTED EXPERIENCED WHITE
W cook, German preferred. Apply at
323 Masten street
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-09-13

whole case in a nut shell when it
saws:
There is a great difference between
President worship and q proper res
pect for the gentleman who happens
to be president. We do not think
that the managers of any pubic DEM
onstation have any right to ask those
who participate in it to do homage to
either a man or an office. This is
a relic of the slavish Difference paid to
kings, which should have no place in
a real republic. The president is the
servant of the people, and there is the
highest authority for saying that ga
servant is not greater than his lord.
But while true man, soldier or other,
NAV not like to he constrained into
show of homage for another man
which he does not feel, he will remem-
Der the reepect due to himself, And
because the veteran soldiers were
trained in a school that develops man.
hood, We do not believe they will de-
mean themselves by any ungentle-
manly action at St. Louis.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-09-13
Wise Words About Women.

The future destiny of the child is
always the work of the mother.-Ns-
poleon.
Let us candidly confess our indebted
ness to the needle. How many hours
of sorrow has it softened, how many
bitter irritations Gained, how many
confused thoughts reduced to order.
how many life-plans sketched in pur-
ple?-Cdr0line FL. Dali.
The good husband keeps his wife in
the wholesome ignorance of unneces-
sary secrets. They will not be starved
with the ignorance who. perchance,
may surfeit with the knowledge of
weiahty counsels. too heavy for the
weaker sex to bear. He knows little
who will tell his wife all he knows
Steele
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-09-13
ARTISTS IN CRIME.
How the Accomplished Outlaws OF Mexico
Assault Their Victims.

Assault Their Victims.
The criminal classes in Mexico are
among the most accomplished artists
in their line to be found anywhere on
the face of the earth, and possess,
moreover. a marvellous power of simu-
lating innocence, which enables them
to impose upon the most incredulous.
They employ the latter faculty to great
advantage in securing situations as
servants, in which capacity they find
ample scope for their genius. If you
detect them in thieying and discharge
or punish them their vindictiveness
knows no bounds, and they will boldly
threaten future vengeance. Nor are
they slow in connecting schemes to
that end with sundry gentlemen of the
garrote or the stiletto, who-outwardly
as respectable as anybody-prUwl the
streets nightly in the interests of their
employers. The pleasant possibilities
are that some fine evening when you
least expect it-perhaps as you are re-
turning from the opera, humming a
fayorite moroccan, or revolving sweet
plans for love or lucre-such fancies
will be dispelled by sudden rain of
cudgels upon your devoted head, or,
worse yet, by the keen thrust of nab
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-09-13
PERNICIOUS READING.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Literature Do
voured by Many Girls.


voured by Many Girls.
That which the working class lads
read is generally of the lowest and
most vicious character; that which
their sisters read is in no way superior.
The boy takes in the penny dreadful.
the girl secures the penny novelette,.
which is equally deserving of the ad-
jective. Because the influence of these
love and murder connections among
girls is not so apparent to the public
eye as the influence of the burglar and
bushranging fiction among boys, it
must not be supposed that influence is
less real. 1t is, in fact, in many way,
not only more real. but more painful.
Boys may be driven to sea or to break
into houses by the stories they read;
their actions are at once recorded in
the columns of the daily papers.
With girls the injury is more invid-
ious and subtle. It is almost exclu-
sively domestic. We do not often see
an account of a girl committing any
very serious fault through her reading.
But let US 60 into the houses of the
poor and try to discover what the eff
feet on the maiden mind. of the trash
which maidens buy. If we were to
trace the matter to it's source we
should probably find that the
high-fown conceits and pretensions of
the poorer girls of the period, their dis
like of manual work and love of free
dom. spring largely from notions i'm
bibed in the course of a perusal OF
their penny fictions. Their con-
duct toward their friends. their
parents, their husbands, their en-
ployers, is colored by what they gather.
They obtain distorted views of life, and
the bad influence of these works on
themselves is handed down to their
children and scattered broadcast
throughout the family. There is hard
ly magazine read by them which it
would not be moral benefit to have
swept off the face of the earth. Il
would be well for philanthropists to
bear this fact in mind.
There is wide and splendid field for
the display of a humanizing and eleyat-
ing literature among girls. Such
literature ought not to be beyond our
reach. Girls can hardly be much
blamed for reading the hideous nom
sense they do, when so little that is in
teresting and stirring in plot, and
bright and suggestive in character. il
to be had.-Nineteentb Century.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-09-13

As will be seen by an item in the
local columns of the BAzoo this morn
ing, Johnny Brocksmidt, of this city
has received a ten years sentence for
burglary from Randolph county. John
ny has been a very bad and hayward
boy, giving his friends much trouble
He is now where he rightfnlly belongs,
unless he can pursue a life of honest
ways. Citizens of Sedalia cannot sleep
with their doors open as long as John
ny is behind thetbars, but they can
rest easier.